I came here after seeing Line of Duty (which I rate 10/10) from the same creator. I knew it was a medical show and having seen House and others, I knew what I was getting into.The problem with this show is the same problem with many medical shows. They're procedurals. Every week you get a new patient who is treated and released by the end of the episode. It's a formulaic format, even if they come up with new and original injuries every week.Because the patients are disposable characters and story lines, the show needs continuity, so it finds it in office romances, gossip and office politics. This creates a reversed situation from serials. Serials have a main story arc that runs throughout the season and the little gossip, romances and love interests are the side dish. For example, you tune in to Line of Duty (same creator: Mercurio and same star, Lennie James) and you're curious as to what the next step is for the Gates investigation. You're curious about the professional work, not the gossip.Here it's the opposite. Since you can't tell who the next patient is, you're only left with gossip and office romances that have continuity. There is some office politics and bureaucratic power plays, but they're so minor that no one could care.There's not enough gossip to keep it interesting for people that like Grey's Anatomy and there's not enough continuity for everyone else to tune in. I myself don't care for the office romances and politics, and since patients only last an episode, there's no reason to care about them either.There's no way around this in a medical show. House MD goes around this and makes it about ethics and hard choices. But here the patients are slabs of meat and can't say or do anything.People simply prefer shows with more continuity now. That's why In Treatment worked because it's continuous, same patients, same cases. A conveyor belt of patients gets boring quickly.That's what happened to this show, even though everything else was very, very good.

This might not be everyone's cup of tea but I loved it.Maybe not as good as Bodies the best medical show ever but still excellent.I love the increasing tension between the main characters.I hope there is a series 2 with some more back stories maybe? I don't imagine there is such a team in existence but I don't really care.When I first starting watching I was distracted by all the fervent glances but after a while the characters became real to me and I forgave the hospital drama stereotype. Maybe Our hero Glen does a bit of too intense angst but when he smiles all is forgiven.Of course when I see them saving someone who has had no oxygen to the brain for 10 minutes I cannot help but think that that is one of the things wrong with modern medicine.This show never tells us what happens to the saved person,presumable existing on in a home somewhere without quality of life. Still the show gripped me and was compulsive watching..

There are many medical TV shows out there but when I saw this advertised it looked different. Ever since I started watching I've been on the edge of my seat, and eagerly anticipating the next episode!! I can't rate Critical enough! In my opinion the acting of all the actors is amazing and the choreography and fluency of the characters is funny and enjoyable. The medical jargon and realism seem pretty outstanding (mainly because I don't get half of it)! But arguably most of all, the quality of the plot and the quality of the makeup for the surgery/injuries just takes my breath away!I'm so hoping for a second season and one just isn't enough! Both me and my sister love sitting down and watching it together! And you should try it too!!

critical is a gripping drama with a brilliant background story -I feel like I've gone through a trauma at the end of every episode never have I seen a program that has me on the edge of my seat like this! It's set in a 24 style with each episode being in real time 60 minutes.Great acting, great story, brilliantly done - Def a 10 out of 10 and cant wait to watch the next seriesIf you're looking for a exciting medical drama then look no further!Sally BBristolUK